Prostate Cancer May Be A Sexually Transmitted Disease Say Scientists

The Huffington Post UK

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Prostate cancer, say scientists, may actually be a sexually transmitted disease passed on during sex.

Researchers at the University of California who worked with Professor Johnson's research group at UCLA and Professor Pier Luigi Fiori's group at The University of Sassari looked at human prostate cells and found that a sexually infection, trichomoniasis actually helps cancer growth.

"Infected men may experience pain during urination and a thin white discharge from the penis."

However, although some cancers can be caused by infections - for instance cervical cancer - Cancer Research UK says more work needs to be done before prostate cancer is added to the list.

The BBC reported Nicola Smith from the charity as saying: "There are still no known lifestyle factors that seem to affect the risk of developing the disease - and no convincing evidence for a link with infection.”